Chased By Dinosaurs - The Giant Claw - Review

[@evodolka]

The Walking With series was such a vibe, it's a shame almost all things to follow it just never actually TRIED, choosing to make monster shows rather than actually informative documentaries

[@UFBUtifuleyes]

Fun fact: The lake was such a nice setting that Impossible Pictures used the same location for Prehistoric Park with the Deinosuchus (giant crocodile) episode.

[@SmashBrosAssemble]

Tbf they did that a lot, find a really good shooting location & used it in multiple shows/series.

[@speedracer2008]

Prehistoric Planet had a similar problem with mixing the Djadokhta and Nemegt Formations. They show inhabitants of the Nemegt Formation, such as Tarbosaurus, Barsboldia, and Nemegtosaurus, living in a desert, which is more akin to Djadokhta. The Nemegt was a more humid and lush environment, Interspersed with rivers and covered in Araucaria forests. Admittedly, the scene IS set in a drought, so the desert setting is not impossible, but I would have used that for Djadokhta.

[@RexZilla23]

And there was Velociraptor from the Djadokhta

[@speedracer2008]

@@RexZilla23 True.

[@speedracer2008]

I think the differences in the biomes of the Djadochta and Nemegt Formation make sense when you consider the differences in the sizes of their respective dinosaur fauna. In the Djadochta Formation, most of the dinosaurs were small, with a few medium-sized ones, while the dinosaurs of the Nemegt Formation were much larger. A desert biome wouldn't have been able to support large herbivores, such as Therizinosaurus, Saurolophus, and Opisthocoelicaudia, so it makes sense that Nemegt would have been more forested and humid. What do you think?

[@HodgePodge7]

Yes I think you're exactly right!

[@jthomas8263]

Velociraptor is not found in the Nemegt Formation, but one Dromaeosaur was found in the Nemegt Formation is "Adasaurus mongoliensis."

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

On protoceratops, I don’t think it’s quite as accurate as you might say, their tail in particular is too small and sloped down more than it should be

[@AncientRealms1999]

Hooray, what a brilliant return to form with this awesome review. Keep up the good work!

[@thegreatprimevalshow]

My brain hurts trying to wrap my head around Djadochta and Nemegt confusion...

[@daliborjovanovic510]

We DO have evidence of feathers in Velociraptor, as paleontologists discovered quill knobs on its arms bones, which would have anchored avian-like wing feathers in life. Also, even if Velociraptor had eyes well adapted for nocturnal hunting, much like modern nocturnal hunters such as felids or foxes, there would be no reason for it not to hunt in the daytime as well if an opportunity presented itself.

[@gladiolus5377]

In defense of the Therizinosaurus twist you mention at 2:18, back then therizinosaurs weren't as well known as they are today, so in 2002 the reveal was a genuinely shocking plot twist.

[@LucasCaminha]

So I know I might be a bit late to the party, but some recent papers have been implying, more and more, that the Djadochta/Nemegt merging might actually be accurate after all. There was already some evidence before that the Djadochta and intermediate Barun Goyot formation didn't actually have any sort of temporal barrier between them, and that they simply represented different portions of the same enviroment. A recent paper has also found that the Nemegt formation also possessed aeolian sand dunes, a feature commonly found in large deserts, which implies that the enviroment wasn't entirely swampy all around. Most likely, the three formations in the Nemegt basin simply represent different biomes within the same time frame. This should of course be taken with a grain of salt, especially considering the Nemegt paper mentions the Barun Goyot formation more often than Djadochta, but there is a legitimate possibility that all of these animals did coexist.

[@guillaumebabey4484]

There IS evidence of feathers in Velociraptor proper, albeit indirectly, as it was shown to possess quill knobs on its ulna, like the ones observed in birds with particularly large pennaceous feathers. I am sure you simply forgot and adressed it in other videos.

[@christophermartinez75]

The Saurolophus' skull should also form a slightly more triangular shape instead of a rectangular shape like Edmontosaurus annectens.

[@tm43977]

Look at prehistoric planet part of Seen Is Tarbosaurus and Mononykus also the Water truce scene as Well

[@RexZilla23]

Happy New Year Hodgepodge!!

[@HodgePodge7]

Happy new year!

[@speedracer2008]

Love your Walking with reviews! You have so much passion for paleontology and paleo media. When do you plan on reviewing Walking with Cavemen and Walking with Monsters?

[@HodgePodge7]

Thank you so much! Cavemen should hopefully be soon!

[@speedracer2008]

@@HodgePodge7 All right.

[@dozierworld4350]

you forgot to mention that protoceratops had longer legs and a taller tail.

[@anthill4329]

Very cool, I remember watching this as a kid and thinking it was so awesome, never got to watch the whole thing though!

[@dagoodboy6424]

Actually the protoceratops is very inaccurate. The animal is far too squat and round wheras the real animal was slim and had long legs, not triceratops like feet. Also the tail is far too small and limpy. The jaws of the proto is oddly shaped and not as heavily built. But i do like they siad it had a bone crushing bite.

[@thechameleons7868]

Yaaay

[@JackassJunior627]

Sea Monsters and Walking with Monsters???

[@Krastinos]

Do you intend to study paleontology? Or maybe you already did or do?